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alehouse

American  
[ayl-haus] / ˈeɪlˌhaʊs /

noun

  • alehouses
    plural
  1. a tavern where ale or beer is sold; bar; pub.


alehouse British  
/ ˈeɪlˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. archaic a place where ale was sold; tavern

  2. informal another name for pub

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of alehouse

before 1000; Middle English, Old English. See ale, house


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Friends and family members gathered Saturday at a Federal Way alehouse to celebrate what would have been Katya’s 40th birthday.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

We visit a medieval English alehouse and discover that our image is largely culled from romantic novels and cheesy Robin Hood films.

From New York Times ● May 30, 2018

“I gave my word I would find you and protect you,” Brienne says to Sansa when they meet by happenstance at an alehouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2015

But Observer food critic Jay Rayner believes they have stayed true to the traditional customs of the alehouse.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2012

"She died when I was little. She had yellow hair, and sometimes she used to sing to me, I remember. She worked in an alehouse."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

SAT-SUN Joust and battle performances, sword fighting demonstrations, entertainment, Artisan Marketplace, kids’ activities, food vendors, alehouses, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2018

Between new bakeries and old alehouses, it's a great neighborhood for a ristretto and a croissant, a shopping trip and a cup of stellar gelato.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2014

The story involves the Lampitt family, a large clan whose money springs from 18th century alehouses.

From Time Magazine Archive

However, the soldiers never carried them while loitering about alehouses and wharves, or the stables of the Afric Queen.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Around him there were cries in the night and, from the alehouses, vulgar laughter.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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